LATEST | Darragh O’Brien ‘won’t speculate’ on cost of purchasing Ranelagh objectors' homes as Metrolink challenge withdrawnA home on Dartmouth Square recently sold for around €2.7mMinister O’Brien was asked if the State was willing to pay €2.7m for each house‘Come hell or high water, we're starting this project’ – Transport Minister vows Metrolink ‘will be different’Tabitha Monahan, Cónal Thomas and Sarah O'Mahony Today at 10:00Transport Minister Darragh O’Brien has confirmed that 10 homes on Dartmouth Square in Ranelagh, worth in the region of €2.5 million each, will be purchased by the State to facilitate the development of Dublin’s long-awaited MetroLink project.

Source: Irish Independent December 24, 2025 13:38 UTC